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The government has decided to maintain maximum tuition fees at their current level for 2019/20. This means that the maximum level of tuition fee for a full-time undergraduate course will remain at £9,250. This is around £300 less than it would have been had the maximum fee been updated with inflation.

Fees policy for students

Find out more about tuition fees and your financial obligations as a student by reading the University's Fees Policy.

Changes to maintenance funding

Please note that student maintenance grants will be replaced with loans for new full-time students in England starting their courses from September 2016. From 1September 2016 the student finance package will include a tuition fee loan and a maintenance loan only.

For the first time (from 2018/19), students commencing part-time undergraduate courses will also qualify for maintenance loans.

You'll still be able to apply for grants if you’re eligible for certain benefits, are disabled or need help with childcare costs. We will update this information as the government announces further plans.

Undergraduate students

At Reading, you will not have to pay your fees up front. The information below shows how much you will need to pay, based on your starting date at the University of Reading.

Tuition fees for undergraduates at University of Reading are:

£9,250 a year, for the full course duration, for UK and EU students, if you started your undergraduate course in September 2017, 2018 or September 2019*.

£9,000 a year, for the full course duration, for UK and EU students, if you started your undergraduate course after 1 September 2012 and before August 2017*.

*The University of Reading will keep this fee capped for the full duration of your course.

Your fees will be fully covered by a loan from the Student Loan Company, in line with its published repayment terms and conditions.

Bursaries, scholarships and financial support programmes are also available for eligible students.

Changes to the law

Any decision on raising the tuition fees cap for new UK and EU** students would require the formal approval of both Houses of Parliament before it becomes law. At this time, we do not expect an increase in fees to occur but please check here for updates.

From 2020, the UK government may link tuition fees to the Teaching Excellence Framework (TEF).

**Information for EU students

EU students starting in the academic year 2019/20 will pay the same fees and have the same eligibility for loans and grants as UK home students for the duration of their course. The situation for students starting in 2020/21 is not yet known and may be affected by UK Government policy following the outcome of any negotiations regarding the UK’s exit from the European Union.

Government funding

UK students can get government loans to help towards their living costs, known as ‘maintenance loans’. If you choose to take out both a fees loan and a maintenance loan, these will be rolled together and repaid only after graduation through the tax system, as a proportion of your income over £25,000.

You may be eligible for other grants and bursaries, depending on your circumstances. For example, there is additional support for:

To access government loans and other support, apply through the Student Finance England website as soon as possible. Don’t wait until your university place is confirmed – do it alongside your UCAS application.

The Reading Bursary

For 2018/19, this bursary will be worth up to £1,100 and will be given in the form of a cash bursary or a partial fee reduction. It is available for enrolled, eligible full-time undergraduate students from England, Wales, Scotland, Northern Ireland or the EU* whose household income falls below £27,000.

(*EU students must be assessed as eligible for funding from Student Finance England in order to qualify.)

Eligible students will receive a bursary of £1,100 and can choose to receive it as a cash bursary or a partial tuition fee waiver. The Reading Bursary will be made available to eligible students throughout the duration of their degree.

You do not need to apply for this funding. It will be awarded automatically to eligible students who have consented to share their household income information as part of their Student Finance authority (e.g. Student Finance England) means-tested application. Call 0845 603 4016 with your Customer Reference Number to check that you have given consent to share.